Number of people who have died from the Thursday earthquake has risen again

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Updated: 12:44 PM CDT Sep 10, 2017

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WEBVTT JUSTIN:rt THE HARDEST HIT CITY ISJUCHITAN, IN THE STATE OF OAXACAAND IS ABOUT 2000 MILES AWAYFROM US HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE.BUT rtA LOCAL FAMILY HAS DOZENS OFRELATIVES THERE, AND TELLS ME,THEY FEEL HELPLESS RIGHT NOW.>> EVERYTHING IS TORN TO PIECES.JUSTIN: ITZEL VICENTE HAS DOZENSOF FAMILY MEMBrtERS IN JUCHITAN.BUILDINGS HAVE FALLEN OVER,HOMES ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.>> FROM MY COUSIN I JUST HAD ACONVERSATION WITH, SHE SAYS THEHARDEST THING IS WATCHrtING AROUND-- WALKING AROUND AND SEEING THEBODIES LAID OUT.JUSTIN: SHE TELLS ME THERE'S NOTENOUGH MEDICAL HELP FOR PEOPLEIN THE REGION.>>rt SHE SAYS SHE SEES PEOPLEPUMPING IVS, HELPING THOSE THATARE INJURED.THEY ARE STILL PULLING BODIESOUT LEFT AND RIGHT.JUrtSTIN: VICENTE VISITS JUCHITANAT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR AND IT'SHARD SEEING IMAGES LIKE THIS,BECAUSE THE CITY IS COLORFUL ANDHAS VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE.>> THE TOWERS, rtTHE PLACES WETOOK PICTURES OF IN OUR LASTVACATION THIS FEBRUARY.THEY ARE ALL GONE.JUSTIN: SHE SAYS SHE FEELSHELPLESS BEING HERE INALBUQUERQUE.>>rt ALL WE CAN DO IS WIRE MONEYOUT.WE CAN'T SEND CLOSE, WE CAN'T --CLOTHES, WE CAN'T SEND ANYTHING.JUSTIN:rt 36 PEOPLE IN JUCHITANWERE KILLED IN THE QUAKE.A HOSPITAL AND PART OF CITY HALLARE AMONG THE DOZENS OFBUILDINGS THAT COLLAPSED.VICENTE IS NOW TRYING TO RAISEMONEY FOR HER FAMILY, ANORPHANAGE, AND DAYCARE FACILITYIN JUCHITAN.IF YOU WANT TO DONATE, VISITrt OUTWEB SITE AND FIND THE LINK TOTHIS STORY.JUSTIN MATTHEWS KOAT ACTION 7

Just north of Juchitan, in the city of Asuncion Ixtaltepec, neighbors gathered around the home of Eduardo Peralta, a father who they say died protecting his son during the magnitude 8.1 earthquake that shook Mexico Thursday.

Peralta's nephew told CNN en Español he found Peralta embracing his son inside their collapsed home. The father was dead, but the son survived and is being treated at a hospital, family members said.

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Ninety people are now confirmed dead in the quake that struck off Mexico's southern coast. It was the most powerful to hit the country in a century and was felt as far as Mexico City and Guatemala City by an estimated 50 million people.

Many were asleep when the quake struck. The USGS reported multiple aftershocks, including at least six with tremors measuring above 5.0 in magnitude.

The majority of the deaths were in Oaxaca state, where homes and buildings collapsed. Oaxaca's governor said Saturday that 71 people had died in his state, Oaxaca's Civil Protection agency said via Twitter.

Relief and rescue efforts continued throughout the weekend.

In the city of Juchitan, rescuers used floodlights to illuminate a giant pile of debris.

"Can anyone hear me?" they shouted as they searched for survivors among the debris, using dogs to help in the search.

In other parts of Juchitan, operators used heavy machinery to clear roads. Soldiers tapped to help with relief efforts worked with shovels to move smaller debris out of the way.

Mexico's interior ministry has also reported 15 deaths in the state of Chiapas and four in the state of Tabasco.

Chiapas and Oaxaca, home to about 9 million people, are two of the most impoverished areas in Mexico.

The quake's epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean, some 600 miles southeast of Mexico's capital and 74 miles off the coast.

A tsunami was confirmed in Mexico, with one wave coming in at 5.8 feet (1.75 meter), according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. Tsunami warnings were issued as far away as New Zealand and Vanuatu.

President Enrique Peña Nieto said Mexico's army, marines and federal police had been mobilized to respond.

The quake struck as the effects of Hurricane Katia were starting to be felt in eastern Mexico.

Eduardo Mendoza, general manager of Direct Relief Mexico, told CNN on Friday that the storm could complicate relief efforts and contribute to water-borne illnesses. Large trucks were having a difficult time reaching affected areas, he said, so individuals were bringing in supplies in their personal cars.

Mendoza said Direct Relief coordinates the delivery of supplies from companies in Mexico and the United States.

"What they really need right now are basic medical supplies for wound care and other trauma care," he said.

Also needing help are people who fled their residences and left their medications behind.

Mendoza said he felt the earthquake in his Mexico City residence.

"I could see my wall moving half a foot," he said. He ran outside but the building kept shaking 30 or 40 more seconds, he said.